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Junk Drawer No More

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Wednesday, January 11

How to Organize A Junk Drawer...

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Getting Organized in 2012

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Tuesday, January 3

Happy New Year to you! As we start another year, discussing of resolutions and goal setting is very common. Don’t stress over it this time around. I like to think of the New Year as a chance to experience something different, to try something new, and to consider making changes for the better. Picking major changes or deciding on...

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User & Appliance Manuals & Instructions

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Tuesday, December 20, 2011

What to Keep and What Not to Keep I was in a home this week, and I was asked a familiar question again, “Amber, what do people do with their manuals, instructions or how to care for guides? “ So if you’ve ever wondered about that as well, you’re not alone. Most people don’t know where to keep them, how many to kee...

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Choosing Bathroom Fixtures

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Friday, November 18, 2011

Organise your bathroom better to create a beautiful, serene bathing space Design your bathroom better to create a beatufiul, organized spaceOrganise your bathrom better to create a beautiful, serene bathing space A messy bathroom can be an unappealing and dispiriting place to spend time. If you’re hoping to create a beautiful and uplif...

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While Your College Student is Away

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Monday, November 7, 2011

Four Options for Your Student’s RoomYou may be an empty nester or a semi empty nester. In either scenario, there’s a bedroom that is empty and void of your highschool student. He or she is now at college and their room sits open and unused. It’s tempting to use this space for our own personal use, isn’t it? Here are some opt...

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Multitasking: A good or bad idea?

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Monday, October 24, 2011

Being a multitasker and being good at multitasking is usually thought of as admirable and a good characteristic. Many of us can talk on the phone, cook dinner, and load the dishwasher all at the same time. What about at work? We could be emailing, on a conference call, filing a piece of paper and watching the markets go up and down all at the...

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Using Toys To Touch Others

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Thursday, October 20, 2011

Organizing Toys Gives Back This Holiday SeasonAfter leaving my organizing appointment yesterday, I was reminded Christmas is right around the corner. Yes we have about nine weeks, but it will be here sooner than we realize. The family I was organizing with decided to clean out three closets. In each we found brand new unopened toys and gifts ...

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Rules for Loft Living

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Monday, October 17, 2011

Noticable Differences that Stand out Organizing Lofts Boundaries...

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Organizing Bathroom Cabinets

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Bathrooms are probably the easiest place to organize if you’re comparing them to mounds of paper or closets full of clothes. The contents are pretty cut and dry and the storage options or usually very black and white. You don’t have to come up with something clever or out of the ordinary. 1. Don’t waste space on expired items...

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Managing Family Member’s Mail

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Friday, October 7, 2011

How to Help Teens and College Students Organize Their Mail Whether you have teens, college age kids, or adult children, you must see more and more mail arriving for them. Whether they’re test scores, credit card applications or bank statements, it’s at these ages mail starts to flood in. What do you as a parent do with their mail? Who ...

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Closet Organizing Video

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Monday, October 3, 2011

How to Organize Your Mudroom Off Season ItemsHere in the Midwest, it is that time of year, when we are slowly switching over seasonal clothes. I like to do it in stages, first with long sleeve items and jeans and then later bring out the sweaters. This video demonstrates how a busy mom of four swaps out winter items and summer items in their family...

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A Mess is a Blessing... Sometimes

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Thursday, September 29, 2011

This blog post is based on a true story that recently happened in a country I can’t mention. For various reasons, this country bans certain religious activities and I don’t want to get anyone in trouble so I will be using code language and keeping names or figures pretty vague. The “organizing message” behind it is so ...

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